Divisional Forest Officer Sanjeev Raj Dhakal informed that materials worth approximately Rs. 575,000 have been handed over to all three security agencies.
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The Division Forest Office, Dhankuta, has handed over the necessary equipment for fire control to the security forces in the district.
With the support of the Forest Fire Management Program and the Koshi Province Forest Directorate, the equipment has been handed over to the Nepali Army's Bhimdal Battalion, Salleri, the District Police Office, Dhankuta, and the Armed Police Force's Chhintang Gulma.
The Division Forest Office has provided equipment such as fire swatters, rakes, axes, fire boots, face masks, helmets, gloves, jump boots, and backpack water pumps for fire control. Divisional Forest Officer Sanjiv Raj Dhakal informed that equipment worth about Rs 575,000 has been handed over to all three security forces.
The equipment was handed over to the Bhimdal Battalion's Ganapati, Chief Senani Ganesh Thapa, Superintendent of Police Sarat Kumar Thapa Chhetri, and Superintendent of Armed Police Prem Prasad Sigdel.
According to the Division Forest Office, the Arun and Tamor coastal areas of Dhankuta are at high risk of forest fires. About 42 percent of the district is covered by forests, of which 12 percent are at high risk. It is estimated that forest resources worth about Rs 150 million are destroyed every year due to forest fires.
At the material handover program, Chief District Officer Binod Kumar Khadka emphasized on the effective utilization of equipment along with the purchase. He said that it is not enough to buy and store materials, but to use them at the right time and mobilize human resources. He said that the trend of purchasing and hoarding substandard materials should be ended.
He clarified that it is not possible to move forward with traditional thinking and working style for disaster management, and mentioned that modern equipment and effective management are necessary.
